Advantages

• Easy to understand
• Easy for students to use to double check work
• Easy to grade

Disadvantages

• Checks for knowledge the best
• Checks for understanding may not be as obvious - rubric may be better
• Students may not understand why some points are lost if points for part are large and not broken down

Examples

Find great checklists here for different grade levels/subjects: http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/